Driving down St. Claude Avenue in New Orleans’ Bywater neighborhood, the St. Roch Market is hard to miss. The historic public food hall first opened in 1875 and is where many popular restaurants and chains — like the Daily Beet and CR Coffee — got their start.
Now, the St. Roch Market is celebrating 150 years with a birthday party on Saturday 27 at 2pm.
Kevin Pedeaux, operator at the St. Roch Market, tells us about the food hall’s history, significance and upcoming celebration.
This week on Louisiana Considered, we continue bringing you Wetlands Radio, a series
about coastal restoration from producer Eve Abrams. Today, we learn how the oysters we eat in restaurants across the Gulf South just might be a part of coastal restoration.
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